He was speaking at Boys Town Secondary School is his constituency on Sunday where the Kenya Literature Bureau was donating books worth Sh5 million.

Officiated the launch of revision books for both Pri and Sec schools funded through NG-CDF Garissa Township at Boystown Sec. We gave revision set question to our students in all Public Pri & Sec schools for their 2019 KCPE & KCSE exams in order to improve their performance. pic.twitter.com/DDltLzUV3l

The initiative which seeks to reduce the financial burden that is taking a toll on Kenyans due to the high public wage bill caused by over-representation and gigantic salaries for elected leaders garnered 1.2 million signatures.

Aukot said some of the issues they want to address through a referendum include reducing salaries of the president and other elected leaders and reducing the presidency term to one seven-year term.